Large Binocular Telescope Achieves First Binocular Light. There's a new "world's largest telescope". It's actually two telescopes next to each other that work like giant binoculars. They've produced images from each side but last week they announced the first image using both sides together. See the article for some cool pics.
"The LBT has a light-collecting area equivalent to a single 11.8-meter (39-foot) surface and will combine light to produce the image sharpness equivalent to a single 22.8-meter (75-foot) telescope. It is located on 10,480-foot Mount Graham in southeastern Arizona."
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